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Use this guide to understand and access standard Manual of Guidance (MG) templates. These forms are used across the criminal justice system in England and Wales to prepare, structure, and submit prosecution files.
The standardisation of criminal casefiles is governed by the National File Standard (NFS), which is incorporated into the Director's Guidance on Charging (Sixth Edition).
Historically, the framework was set out in the national Manual of Guidance. To ensure consistency across different agencies, investigators use numbered forms with the prefix 'MG' to compile evidence, outline case facts, and share data securely with prosecutors.
The criminal justice system is progressively moving toward integrated software systems and the Digital Case File (DCF).
Under the DCF framework, many traditional paper and standalone word-processing templates are being retired. They are increasingly replaced by direct, dynamic data fields completed within secure, local police platforms. Standalone templates, however, remain a critical reference for training, auditing, and file compilation by independent investigators, regulators, and non-police prosecuting agencies.
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MG06 – Case File Information provides the prosecutor with relevant case background, sensitive matters, evidential and public interest issues, and target dates for further evidence. It supports effective case review and is not itself an unused material schedule or disclosure officer’s report.
MG06B – Officer or Staff Misconduct Record is used by an official witness to tell the CPS about relevant criminal convictions, cautions, misconduct outcomes or adverse judicial findings. It gives the CPS enough information to decide whether any disclosure is required.
Lists relevant non-sensitive unused material, its description and location, so the prosecutor can make disclosure decisions.
Lists relevant sensitive unused material, its location and the reason it is considered sensitive, for prosecutor and public interest immunity review.
Highlights unused material that may undermine the prosecution case or assist the defence and records the disclosure officer certification.
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